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Now that you completed this chapter, you should have a firm understanding of the following: Novell IPX is a proprietary suite of protocols and includes the following: A connectionless layer 3 protocol that does not require an acknowledgment for each packet. A Layer 3 protocol that defines the network and internode addresses. Novell NetWare uses RIP to facilitate the exchange of routing information and SAP to advertise network services. NetWare uses NCP to provide client-to-server connections and applications, and SPX for Layer 4 connection-oriented services. IPX is the NetWare Layer 3 protocol and specifies a connectionless datagram, similarly to an IP packet in TCP/IP networks. The default encapsulation types on Cisco router interfaces and their keywords are Ethernet (novell-ether), Token Ring (sap), and FDDI (snap). Novell RIP is a distance-vector routing protocol and uses two metrics to make routing decisions: ticks and hop count. · NetWare's SAP allows network resources to advertise their network addresses and the services they provide. GNS enables a client to locate the nearest server for login. The router configuration for IPX routing involves both global and interface tasks.
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| Washington School District Project Task: Configuring Novell IPX In this chapter, you have learned concepts and configuration processes that will help you implement IPX in the Washington School District network. You will investigate how Novell IPX protocol behaves on your assigned school's network. The school district has approved the implementation of a workgroup server in each the computer labs at the school sites. The computer labs are located on the curriculum LAN segments of their respective sites. The condition for implementation is that only Netware file server services will be advertised across the school district network to other curriculum LAN segments. As part of the IPX configuration and implementation, you need to complete the following tasks: Document the effects of Novell IPX traffic on your school's LAN and the district WAN including projected increase in traffic loads and traffic patterns. Submit a proposal for the overall district IPX network number addressing scheme and be prepared to present this to the class. An addressing scheme will be selected by the class based on the proposals. Document the changes in the router configuration to conform with the users requirements, including changes in the ACLs, list the appropriate commands needed to implement these changes, and document the resulting changes in the router configuration. Continue LAN Design Tasks: Site Wiring Designs, LAN Logical Designs, Typical MDF and IDF Designs and Electronics Tables, and a Site-specific LAN Electronics List Apply the CCNA Certification Exam Learning Objectives to your specific design. This will require a paragraph on how the learning objectives relate to your design. Learning objectives can be grouped together for the purpose of explanation. In this way, you will be studying for your CCNA Certification Exam as you work through the case study. CCNA Certification Exam Learning Objectives (*** are explicit CCNA Exam objectives; unmarked are knowledge assumed by the exam): General Describe connectionless data packet delivery over a network. Novell IPX Protocol Describe the format for IPX addressing and how unique networks are identified. Describe the function of the Service Advertisement Protocol (SAP) within IPX. Describe the three major types of SAP advertisements. Describe the concept of client /server in a Novell network. Describe the function and process of Get Nearest Server (GNS) in a Novell network. Monitor Novell IPX operation on the router.*** List the required IPX address and encapsulation type.*** Enable the Novell IPX protocol and configure interfaces.*** Configure IPX access lists and SAP filters to control basic Novell traffic.*** Routing Describe the concept of multi-protocol routing. Describe what function of the router will control the flow of SAP advertisements across the network.
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